Employee hurt in fire at Oklahoma ammunition plant

MCALESTER, Okla. — A flash occurrence astatine an Oklahoma ammunition works wounded 1 worker connected Tuesday afternoon.

The occurrence happened successful the accumulation country of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant astir 1:30 p.m.

The worker went to the infirmary to beryllium treated for burns.

Nine different employees were successful the country but didn't request to beryllium hospitalized.

The works says the building's occurrence content strategy worked arsenic designed and enactment the occurrence out.

The works receives, stores, ships, produces, renovates and demilitarizes accepted ammunition.

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